Résumé Tutorial

First impressions count when you are seeking a job or internship. How you present yourself to prospective employers through your résumé will determine if you are called for an interview. The Career Center staff has developed this step–by–step guide to help you build your best résumé.

Your résumé is a …

Concise summary of your education, experience, skills and qualities relevant to an internship, job or career field.

Marketing tool to promote your background to prospective employers when applying for a position or during networking opportunities.

As an added bonus, developing a résumé can improve your interview performance by helping you become more aware of your strengths. You will then be more confident about discussing your background with prospective employers.

Hood College prepares students to excel in meeting the personal, professional and global challenges of the future. Hood is committed to the integration of the liberal arts, the professions and technology, to the exploration of values, a sense of community and to the preparation of students for lives of responsibility, leadership and service.